Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed was brutally criticized for his no-look shot during the Global T20 Canada 2024 match between Bangladesh Tigers Mississauga and Montreal Tigers. Iftikhar Ahmed has played stylish no-look shots, but has failed to get the boundary line in recent T20 matches.
Iftikhar Ahmed is not going through a difficult time in his cricket career at the moment. Known for his incredible sixes, Iftikhar has been struggling to hit boundaries in competitive cricket lately. The middle-order batsman’s recent failures have put his international cricket career in jeopardy.
Ahmed failed to make an impact in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where Pakistan were knocked out in the group stage. Iftikhar was given a NOC by the PCB to participate in the Global T20 Canada despite his poor performance. It is noteworthy that Pakistan denied NOCs to Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi.
Watch – Iftikhar Ahmed’s no-look shot ends in a red card
Iftikhar Ahmed is currently representing Bangla Tigers Mississauga in the Global T20 Canada 2024. The right-handed batsman did not have a good time with the bat in the first match of the Global T20 Canada. He managed 28 runs from 24 balls, including four fours and a six, before being run out by Zahoor Khan.
The 33-year-old was promoted to number four while chasing 190 runs. The batsman came to the crease in the seventh over during the run chase. Ahmed attempted a no-look shot against Zahoor Khan in the 18th over. Bangla Tigers lost to Montreal Tigers by 33 runs in Ontario on Friday, July 26.
Iftikhar Ahmed took a no-look shot without any shame. Out. pic.twitter.com/O2s6RQlTps
— M (@anngrypakiistan) July 26, 2024
In Bangla Tigers’ innings, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 64 runs off 39 balls, including six boundaries and five sixes. However, the other batsmen did not contribute effectively. Hazratullah Zazai (13), Gurbaz and Iftikhar Ahmed were the only ones to reach double figures as Bangla Tigers managed 156-8.
Earlier, Montreal Tigers batted first and lost six wickets to score 189 runs. Ashton Agar (41), Tim Seifert (44), Dilpreet Bajwa (41) and Ben Manenti (40) made useful contributions. David Wiese took a wicket for 30 runs in four overs while Shoriful Islam conceded 15 runs in four overs.
Bangla Tigers Mississauga points table 3rd
Brampton Wolves, Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers each won their opening matches of the Global T20 Canada 2024. They finished in the top three in the points table with Net Run Rates (NRR) of +2.950, +2.068 and +1.650 respectively.
Bangla Tigers Mississauga, Vancouver Knights and Surrey Jaguars each lost their opening games in the first two days of the tournament. They are bottom three in the points table, with net run rates of -1.650, -2.068 and -2.950.
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